Coventry Building Society has an exciting new role for a Senior Solutions Architect - InfoSec, to join CIDO.
This key position within the Architecture team offers an opportunity for an individual experienced in an agile, product-based environment, ideally within the SAFe framework.
You will be a significant contributor within a small team of specialist information security architects, working on projects and products with high strategic impact. You should have experience defining and communicating a shared technical and architectural vision across a Solution Train or similar in non-SAFe environments. You will act confidently as a direction setter and subject matter expert, engaging positively with key business and technical stakeholders. Your responsibilities include providing security-related architectural direction, expertise, and leadership at the Portfolio level.
This role requires working in the office for at least 2 days per week, shared between Manchester and Coventry.
About you
You will partner with Enterprise Architects to elaborate Epics and Capabilities, recommend security designs across multiple product teams and portfolios, and collaborate on the Development Value Streams.
You will coordinate security initiatives within the security architecture team, assist in delivering the Information Security strategy, and maintain high expertise in security architecture to influence business and architectural decisions. Your role includes defining the Info-Sec element of solution vision, roadmaps, and capabilities.
Additional responsibilities involve defining and prioritizing enablers for Architectural Runways, supporting security-related Non-functional Requirements, researching security technologies, and supporting design and steering of the Continuous Delivery pipeline. You will also play a critical role in PI planning, Agile Release Trains, and Solution Train workshops, and establish security content in the Solution Intent repository.
To be successful, you should demonstrate:
- Experience with identity services, AD migration, and Entra ID.
- The ability to identify and triage information security risks.
- Understanding of compliance legislation such as UK Data Protection Act 2018 / GDPR and PCI DSS.
- Knowledge of common attack tools, TTPs used by threats in UK Financial Services.
- Experience delivering security products, tools, and services to mitigate risks.
- Experience with Zero Trust Architecture.
Desirable skills include:
- Professional security certifications such as CISSP or SABSA.
- Experience implementing Cloud Security Architecture, especially in AWS (Azure is a plus).
- Designing and implementing Database security.
- Familiarity with security tools like SIEM, EDR, CASB, Firewalls, VPN, Secrets Management, Pen Testing tools.
- Implementing Enterprise Identity and Access Management Solutions.
- Awareness of software development practices, tools, and techniques.
- Experience working in a front-line IT security operational team.
About us
As a mutual, we aim to improve lives. With over 3,000 employees, we offer benefits beyond basic pay, including bonuses, recognition, and well-being support.
We promote diversity and inclusion, encouraging everyone to be themselves to strengthen our community.
Join us to build a meaningful career and make a difference in our award-winning Society.
Flexibility and inclusion
We value flexibility and are open to discussing alternative working patterns. Contact us to explore possibilities.
Disability Confident Employer
We are committed to providing opportunities for disabled applicants, offering interviews or assessments to those meeting minimum criteria and participating in the Disability Confident scheme.